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Occasional musings, Geistesblitze, photos, drawings etc. by a "resident alien", who has landed on American soil from a far-away planet called "Germany".

Friday, February 6, 2009

Kesselschlacht (word of the week)

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This could have been a word of the month, but since a reader has brought it up, let's look at it now.
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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Word of the month: Kostümschinken

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Kostümschinken means literally "costume ham", but no, it does not refer to an actor prone to over-act, but to a historical movie ...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The role of speeches

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This thread is a spin-off from the Clinton vs. Merkel thread. In the latter, a consensus seems to be emerging that when it comes to the chan...
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Merkel vs. Clinton

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Heika, of whom we haven't heard for a while, posed an interesting question about women as politicians and the expectations they face in ...
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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Word of the Month: Zugzwang

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This word is in the language, but I'm still meeting people who don't know what it means. So, let's have a look: It originates in...
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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Hope meets reality

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This is the December version of the political threads that we have had since the end of August—I can't believe that it has been that lon...
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Monday, December 1, 2008

Word of the month: Dolchstoßlegende

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Word of the Month: Index Our word of the month is composed of three compounds: Dolch (dagger), Stoß (stab, thrust), and Legende (legen...
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